Patent attributes
A continuous wire stent includes a wire bent into a waveform and spirally wrapped into a helix having a plurality of bands that form a hollow cylindrical shape. The waveform includes a plurality of waves, each wave including a first outer crown including a first intrados, a second outer crown including a second intrados facing the first intrados, a first mid-crown disposed between the first outer crown and the second outer crown, a second mid-crown disposed between the second outer crown and an outer crown of a next wave of the waveform, a first strut connecting the first outer crown to the first mid-crown, a second strut connecting the first mid-crown to the second outer crown, a third strut connecting the second outer crown to the second mid-crown, and a fourth strut connecting the second mid-crown to the outer crown in the next wave of the waveform.
